# Nagakhal Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonai, Cachar 

# Nagakhal

Nagakhal is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,202 people in 249 households**, the 109th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 1,202people (2011)
- 249households
- 69.8%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Nagakhal PIN code and other codes

Nagakhal falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Community development blockPalonghat
- Census village code299569

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nagakhal from nearby towns?

- Sonai (sub-district HQ)397 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nagakhal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nagakhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ganganager
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nagakhal known for?

The main crops are **jhum cultivation and betel nut**. About 71% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nagakhal

Of every 100 households in Nagakhal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nagakhal · ■ Sonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**13%

Tap water ****1%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nagakhal?

■ Nagakhal · ■ Sonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1234**

**964

Working population ****29.5%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (52%) · **■** Other work 40 (11%) · **■** Marginal 62 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonai

- Boalihaor1,252 people
- Bishnupur1,243 people
- Khashpur1,240 people
- Dakshin Mohanpur Pt VIII1,207 people
- Ganganagar Pt VII1,176 people
- Garultala F.V.1,138 people
- Karkat Basti F.V.1,128 people
- Rukni Pt I1,117 people

[All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nagakhal from Silchar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Nagakhal?1,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nagakhal in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nagakhal?69.8% (Census 2011)